Garment-supporter loop.



C. P. KUEHN.

GARMENT SUPPORTER LOOP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 4. 1915.

1,1 62,081. I Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIDE.

CHARLES P. KUEI-IN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO A. STEIN & COIVIPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER LOOP.

Application filed January 4, 1915.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Cinemas P. KUEHN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supporter Loops, of which I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description.reference being had to the accompanying orawing, forming part of this specification.

My present invention has relation to the improvement of that class of garment supporter loops more particularly designed for stocking supporters and in which provision is made for holding a pad or cushion of elastic material in the base of the loop to cooperate with the button that will enter the contracted portion of the loop.

The invention consists in the features of novelty hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and particu- ]ar1y pointed out in the claims at the end of this specification.

Figure 1 is a front view showing a garment supporter loop attached to a tab carrying a button that will cooperate with the loop. Fig. 2- is a view in vertical section on line 22 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is an enlarged View of the lower portion of the loop and parts carried thereby. Fig. l is a view in horizontal section on line tfl of Fig. 3.

A designates a supporter loop that is preferably formed of wire, the upper bent ends of the loop being preferably held within a sheet metal sleeve indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, in a manner well understood in the art. The upper portion of the loop A is expanded in the usual manner to more readily admit the button 13 that will be carried by a flexible tab C, the head of the button B being somewhat larger than the distance between the side walls of the contracted portion of the loop. The side walls a of the contracted portion of the loop are connected together at the base of the loop by a transverse bar o preferably formed integral with the side walls. The parts thus far defined are of familiar construction.

Between the side walls a of the loop A at its base is placed a pad or cushion D of elastic material,preferably rubber. By preference, this pad is formed somewhat in the shape of a figure 8 in cross section, although this is not essential. The pad D is held in position between the side Walls a of the loop Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3t), 1915.

Serial No. 328.

A by means of a clamp E that straddles the cross bar a at the base of the loop. Preferably, this clamp E is formed of sheet metal and immediately above the cross bar a is transversely grooved or indented, as at 6, so as to cause the clamp to more securely engage the cross bar a. From the sides of the clamp E project lugs or extensions 6 that overlap the side walls a of the loop A, these lugs or extensions c serving to better hold the pad D from turning within the loop. The upper edges of the clamp E are formed with integrally projecting tongues or parts 6 adapted to engage the pad D and securely hold it against displacement. Preferably, the walls of the clamp E above the cross bar a of the loop are curved outward, as shown at 6* so as to better accommodate the lower enlarged part of the rubber pad D.

In assembling the parts, the rubber pad D will be placed within the side walls a of the loop, after which the clamp will be inserted across the cross bar a of the loop and the side walls of the clamp will be forced into engagement with the pad D, as shown in the drawing, thereby securely holding the pad in position between the side walls of the loop. Obviously, the precise details of construction above set out may be varied without departing from the scope of the invention.

The upper edge portion of the pad D being thickened and extending at right angles to the side bars a of the loop A forms an effective bearing for the button B, while the lower reduced portion of the pad D above the cross bar a of the loop A is compressed by the sides of the clamp E extending between the side bars a of the loop, and the pad is thus securely retained against lateral movement and against becoming disengaged from the clamp.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A garment supporter loop having side bars and having at its lower end a cross bar, in combination with an elastic pad arranged above said cross bar and having its upper edge at right angles to said side bars, and a clamp extending around said cross bar and engaging said side bars, portions of said clamp between said side bars being compressed to engage and hold the pad.

2. A garment supporter loop having side bars and having at its lower end a cross bar, in combination with an elastic pad arranged above said cross bar and having its upper portion thickened to form a cushion, and a clamp extending over the opposite sides of the lower portion of said pad and around the cross bar of the loop and engaging said side bars, the portions of said clamp between said side bars being bent inwardly to engage and hold the pad.

3. A garment supporter loop having at its lower end a cross bar, in combination with an elastic pad or cushion extending between the side walls of the loop, and a clamp straddling said cross bar and having in dentations immediately above said cross bar, the upper portions of said clamp being provided with inwardly turned parts for engaging the elastic pad.

A garment supporter loop having at its lower end a cross bar, in combination with an elastic pad or cushion extending between the side walls of the loop, and a clamp straddling said cross bar, said clamp being provided immediately above said cross bar with transverse indentations and with expanded portions to receive the lower portion of the elastic pad and with inwardly turned tongues to engage said pad.

CHARLES P. KUEHN.

lVitnesses GEORGE P. Fisrinn, Gno. F. FISHER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

